Aug 14, 2019 This story was originally published on August 14. Prior to his death in 2005, Hunter S. Thompson, a foremost chronicler of America’s last 50 years, once wrote the following for ESPN: “We must have football. What would this country be without football in October?” Thompson’s assessment of American culture isn’t wrong. 1
Jul 26, 2019 A day after Baker Mayfield‘s impressive chomp and chug at an Indians game, we compared his feat to some of the other quarterbacks this offseason (video above). Also Brady’s new deal and players getting their groove on. Here’s what you need to know from camps across the league: Jump to the best
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Kent 138 for 6 (Kuhn 41) beat Hampshire 135 (Vince 44, Viljoen 3-15, Milne 3-21) by 4 wickets Adam Milne was the star with bat and ball as South Group leaders Kent Spitfires made it six wins from seven games in the Vitality Blast with a thrilling four-wicket victory,
1:05 PM ET The New England Patriots and quarterback Tom Brady are finalizing a contract extension, a league source told ESPN’s Field Yates. The two-year extension keeps Brady under contract through the 2021 season and will pay him $23 million this year, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. That $8 million increase for 2019 will
12:29 PM BST New Zealand rugby was in mourning on Sunday after All Blacks legend Brian Lochore died of cancer aged 78. Lochore, who captained New Zealand in 18 tests during their golden era of the 1960s and coached the All Blacks to the inaugural World Cup title in 1987, died on Saturday, New Zealand
12:05 PM ET The Minnesota Twins have placed newly acquired reliever Sam Dyson on the 10-day injured list with right biceps tendinitis. Dyson, who was traded to Minnesota by the San Francisco Giants on July 31, has struggled in two appearances with his new team, allowing six earned runs in two-thirds of an inning. The
12:07 PM ET Los Angeles Angels pitcher Felix Pena will miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL in his right knee. Pena, who pitched in a combined no-hitter less than a month ago, suffered the injury in Saturday’s game against the Cleveland Indians and was carried off the field. The Angels placed
11:54 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Jordy Nelson, who a little more than a year ago said he was “hurt” that the Green Bay Packers didn’t do more to try to help him finish his career with them, has decided to retire from the NFL as a member of the organization that brought him
11:40 AM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary — A complimentary postrace tweet from Fernando Alonso prompted Lewis Hamilton to suggest he could partner with Max Verstappen for the rest of the season at Red Bull. Two-time world champion Alonso, who stepped away from F1 at the end of 2018, was quick to praise Hamilton and Verstappen for
11:54 AM ET St. Louis Cardinals infielder Matt Carpenter has been activated from the injured list after missing nearly three weeks with a foot injury. The Cardinals announced Carpenter’s activation amid a series of roster moves before Sunday’s game against the Oakland Athletics. St. Louis also recalled right-hander Ryan Helsley from Triple-A Memphis, optioned infielder